Lien Collaborative for Palliative Care
Build capacity in countries with limited services and lead the transformation of the palliative care landscape in the region
153 institutions and over 500 healthcare trainees have been trained
Beyond training, engagement with the country’s health ministry and drug regulator helps make pain medications more affordable and accessible
Helps countries in Asia grow palliative care capabilities and capacity via in-country training, advocacy and attachments.
More than half of palliative care needs worldwide resides in Asia, with annual estimates of 24 million people in need of services. Nearly 11 million die within the year. Many of them have no access to even basic pain medicines or trained doctors and nurses, let alone services such as psycho-social counselling or social work and spiritual support at the end of life.
Since 2013, the Lien Collaborative for Palliative Care, co-developed with the Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network has been helping to build palliative care capacity in low and middle-income South and Southeast Asian countries, opening much-needed palliative care services in government hospitals and increasing the availability of pain medicines. A key aim is to transfer skills and knowledge through the use of expert volunteer faculty.
The programme has since been extended to India, Bhutan and China. 153 institutions and over 500 trainees have been trained, with 83 palliative care services started or expanded.
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